July 9 (Reuters) - Poxel SA POXEL.PA :
* METAVANT AIMS TO INITIATE A PHASE 3 PROGRAM IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2
DIABETES AND
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) STAGES 3B/4 IN US AND EUROPE
* METAVANT AND POXEL ANNOUNCE POSITIVE TOPLINE SAFETY AND PK/PD RESULTS OF
IMEGLIMIN IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE STAGES
3B/4
* TRIAL MET ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVE WITH IMEGLIMIN OBSERVED TO HAVE A
FAVORABLE
SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AND CHRONIC
KIDNEY DISEASE STAGES 3B/4
* THESE RESULTS FOLLOW TWO POSITIVE READOUTS FOR PHASE 3 TRIALS IN JAPAN
CONDUCTED
BY POXEL AND SUMITOMO DAINIPPON PHARMA
* PHARMACOKINETICS (PK) AND PHARMACODYNAMICS (PD) DATA ARE CONSISTENT WITH
PREVIOUS POXEL DATA
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